KakaoBank nets 15 million users for digital certificate that enables IDV, authentication
South Korean firm KakaoBank has announced that its digital certificate service has surpassed 15 million users. A piece in Business…
South Korea
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South Korea plans pilot for mobile ID next month
A trial for the issuance of the mobile version of resident registration cards in South Korea is set to begin…
South Korean card manufacturers all in on Idex’ biometrics
Biosmart will move on to mass production of biometric payment cards based on Idex Biometrics’ platform after Mastercard gave the…
Worldcoin rolls out in Guatemala, receives fine from Korea
After launching in Poland last week, Worldcoin is rolling out its iris biometrics-scanning Orb devices in Malaysia and Guatemala. Starting…
AI potential outweighs deepfake risks only with effective governance: UN
September 15 marks the United Nations’ International Day of Democracy, and this year Secretary-General António Guterres annual message focuses on…
Raonsecure expands digital ID in Indonesia, South Korea
Raonsecure has won a contract to implement a decentralized digital identity (DID) system and demonstrate its use with Indonesia’s public…
Korean regulators plan formal framework for biometrics as use cases expand
The scope of biometric technologies is often boiled down to facial recognition and ID verification. But in Korea, as biometric…
Cameroon gets $4.8M South Korea grant to advance civil registration modernization project
Cameroon’s Minister of the Economy, Planning and Regional Development, Alamine Ousmane Mey, recently signed an agreement with the government of…
Asian banks deploy biometrics and digital ID for security, additional services
As digital identity gains prominence in a financial industry beset by fraud, nations in Asia are enabling banks to lead…
South Korea expands mobile ID to overseas residents
South Korea is making its mobile identification cards available to its nationals living overseas. The mobile ID card service will…
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